Female Football Fans

Community, Identity and Sexism
2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-39819-2
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 136 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 2912 g

Most sociological work on football fandom has focused on the experience of men, and it usually talks about alcohol, fighting and general hooliganism. This book shows that there are some unique facets of female experience and fascinating negotiations of identity within the male-dominated world of men's professional football.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dunn, C.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Background to the Research 3. The Female Fan's Relationships within her Family and Fan Community from Childhood to Adulthood 4. Some Patterns of Female Fans' Supporting Performances and Behaviour 5. Female Fans' Experience of the Significance of the Supporters' Trust Movement 6. The Perception of Female Football Fans' Practices by Clubs and Authorities 7. Looking to the Future

Über Autor(innen)

Carrie Dunn is a journalist and a Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her recent books include Spandex, Screw Jobs and Cheap Pops: Inside the Business of British Pro Wrestling.